What NOT to Pack

Hazardous Materials

• Aerosol cans
• Ammonia
• Ammunition
• Car batteries
• Charcoal/lighter fluid
• Chemistry sets
• Cleaning solvents
• Darkroom chemicals
• Fertilizer
• Fire extinguishers
• Fireworks
• Fuels/oils
• Household batteries
• Kerosene
• Liquid bleach
• Loaded guns
• Matches
• Nail polish
• Paint thinners
• Paints/varnishes
• Pesticides
• Poisons
• Pool chemicals
• Propane tanks
• Sterno fuel
• Weed killer

Important Files or Papers

• Address books
• Airline tickets
• Car titles
• Cash
• Cell phones
• Checkbooks
• Computer data files/backups
• Family photographs/photo albums
• Financial documents (stocks, bonds, CDs, IRAs, deeds, tax records)
• Home videos
• Insurance policies
• Jewelry and furs
• Keys (car, furniture, new home)
• Laptop computers
• Medical/dental records
• New home documents
• Prescription medicine (especially any that require refrigeration)
• Professional files/research projects
• School records/Diplomas/Transcripts

Perishables

• Food without adequate preservation
• Frozen food
• Open or half-used foods
• Plants
• Produce
• Refrigerated foods

NOTE: You should empty your refrigerators and freezers and keep appliance doors open for at least 24 hours in advance of loading. This will allow appliances to dry out and prevent the growth of mold.

**If you are moving less than 150 miles and your items will be delivered within 24 hours of pickup, it is possible to transport perishables that are properly packed and require no servicing in transit.

Please click here for a list of items to take with you on moving day.